LAWRENCETBD URBAN RENEWAL PLAN DRAFT (SUBMISSION COPY FOR DHCD)

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1 An urban renewal plan for a sronger fuure for Lawrence. Un plan de renovación urbana para un mejor fuuro para Lawrence. LAWRENCETBD URBAN RENEWAL PLAN DRAFT (SUBMISSION COPY FOR DHCD)

2 Acknowledgemens CITY OF LAWRENCE Mayor Daniel Rivera CITY COUNCIL Kendrys Vasquez, Disric C, Presiden Marc Laplane, Disric F, Vice Presiden Brian De Peña, Councilor a Large Nilka Alvarez-Rodriguez, Councilor a Large Modeso Maldonado, Councilor a Large Myra Oriz, Disric A Esela Reyes, Disric B Jeovanny A. Rodriguez, Disric D David C, Abdoo, Disric E PLANNING BOARD Tamar Koelchuck, Chairman David Quarrell, Vice Chairman Anonio Reynoso Enny Bernabel Franklin Veloz Brenda Rozzi (Associae Member) CITY PLANNING STAFF Theresa Park, Planning Direcor Abel Vargas, Direcor of Business and Economic Developmen James Barnes, Communiy Developmen Direcor Daniel McCarhy, Land Use Planner Laiza S. Onge, Asse Manager PREPARED FOR THE LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Krisen Harol, Chairman Evan Silverio, Vice-Chairman Elias Rodriguez, Treasurer Michelle Melancon Jennelle Graziano James Parick O Donoghue (former member) Jimmy Miranda (former member) Anne-Marie Dohery, Adminisraive Assisan Lawrence P. Mayo, P.C., Ouside Legal Counsel Maggie Super Church, Projec Manager PREPARED BY Harriman/The Cecil Group, Inc. Seven G. Cecil AIA ASLA Emily Keys Innes, AICP, LEED AP ND FXM Associaes, Inc. Francis X. Mahady Jacquelyn Hallsmih Dianne Tsisos Sanec Drew Leff Alexandra Phillips Maixuan Phan Bonz & Associaes Rober Salisbury Ciizens Advisory Commiee Joshua Alba Nahan Baez Lynne Brown Spencer Buchholz Nancy Corrigan Kaie Darwin Wilson G. de los Sanos Jennifer Hilon Marha M. Leavi Chrisopher Lynch April Lyskowsky Sephen P. Krumland Lesly Medina Jonahon Nix Albero N. Núñez Yulissa Núñez Myra Oriz Richard Padova Denise L. Perraul Dick Russell Elissa Salas Gary Sidell Mariel Silverio Jonas Sundza Kiriza Zihalirwa ii LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

3 Conens E EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 1 E.1 Public Process... 6 E.2 Exising Condiions... 8 E.3 Implemenaion Plan E.4 Timeline of Improvemens E.5 Forma E-6 Review CMR (1): CHARACTERISTICS Descripion of he Plan Area Required Maps Exising and Proposed Uses Curren Zoning Proposed Zoning Urban Design Characerisics CMR (2): ELIGIBILITY Findings Deerminaion of Condiions: Decaden Area Clearance and Rehabiliaion Local Survey and Conformance wih he Municipaliy s Comprehensive Plan LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN iii

4 2.5 Regional Planning Consisency wih he Commonwealh s Susainable Developmen Principles CMR (3): OBJECTIVES Plan Goals and Objecives Effec on Jobs in he Urban Renewal Area Proposed Redevelopmen Acions Proposed Regulaory Conrols Design Guidelines Oher Regulaory Acions CMR 12.01(7): Public Improvemens CMR 12.02(6): Sie Preparaion FINANCIAL PLAN CMR (4): Financial Plan Projec Budge CMR (5): REQUISITE MUNICIPAL APPROVALS Redevelopmen Auhoriy Approval Planning Board Deerminaion of Compliance Opinion of Counsel Ordinance Commiee iv LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

5 5.5 Ciy Council Approval OTHER REQUIREMENTS Effecive Dae Duraion of Conrols Oher Sae Filings Severabiliy CMR 12.03: Process for Fuure Plan Changes CMR (8): Relocaion CMR (9): Redeveloper s Obligaions CMR 12.02(10): Disposiion CMR (11): CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Paricipaion in Plan Developmen Paricipaion in Projec Execuion LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN v

6 Lis of Appendices (Separaely Bound) A MUNICIPAL APPROVALS AND LETTERS OF SUPPORT B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REAL ESTATE MARKET CONDITIONS AND TRENDS: FXM ASSOCIATES C FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR A LAWRENCE 40R OVERLAY DISTRICT AND 370 ESSEX STREET: STANTEC D PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT MATERIALS E MINUTES OF PUBLIC MEETINGS F MEDIA REPORTS G NOTIFICATIONS H PROPOSED TEXT FOR ZONING CHANGES (DRAFT) I ENVIRONMENTAL NOTIFICATION FORM (MEPA) (DRAFT) J PARCEL INVENTORY

7 LawrenceTBD EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DRAFT (SUBMISSION COPY FOR DHCD)

8 LawrenceTBD: An Urban Renewal Plan for a New Cenury The Lawrence Redevelopmen Auhoriy (LRA) sared he process of creaing his plan wih a focus on economic developmen and how ha focus could impac job creaion and qualiy of life for residens and employees wihin Lawrence and fiscal sabiliy for he Ciy iself. An urban renewal plan for a sronger fuure for Lawrence. Un plan de renovación urbana para un mejor fuuro para Lawrence. The vision and goals, sraegies for acion, and acions hemselves suppor his original focus. The Ciizens Advisory Commiee (CAC) (25 residens who applied o join his process) and members of he public who aended one or more of he forums had significan inpu, and, in some cases, drove he developmen of he acions in his plan. 2 The green doed line on he map of he urban renewal area o he righ appears on every map in his documen. This doed line highlighs he Amesbury Sree corridor, which is a key connecing corridor ha links he live/work/play/shop/learn area of Essex Sree and he surrounding grid (red) o he live/work/play area of he mill disric (yellow) o he work/play area of he Merrimack Sree corridor (blue). The oher wo bridges, he Duck Bridge o he eas and he Broadway Bridge o he wes, are connecors ha have already been upgraded (grey dashed lines), and serve as he connecive boundaries of he area. The Amesbury Sree corridor, wih he Casey Bridge ha links he wo sides of he Merrimack River, connecs he cener of each of hese hree subareas. The majoriy of he physical inervenions proposed in his area are relaed in some way o his corridor. The process of developing he economic sraegy for his plan began wih a focus on defining hose indusries wihin he Ciy and region ha have he mos impac in erms of projeced job creaion and growh. These indusries are Food Manufacuring and Producion, Specialy Manufacuring, Healhcare, Educaion, and Ars and Culure. These five indusries already exis in some form; acions aken in his plan and addiional suppor from he Ciy will conribue o meeing he goals for job creaion idenified by he LRA. The five indusries line up nealy wih he subareas a righ: Educaion and Ars and Culure suppor oher desinaion uses along Essex Sree; Healhcare is already found in he mill disric and could be expanded wih new consrucion along Merrimack Sree; and he open land available along he Merrimack Sree Corridor could suppor new consrucion for Food Producion (old mill buildings are no suied o he food manufacuring process) or Specialy Manufacuring. However, all five indusries should be prevalen, a differen scales, hroughou he urban renewal area. LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

9 Execuive Summary Lawrence General Hospial Campagnone Common Union Sree Merrimack River ge e re e Sre a an C n ero b Pem k Par Casey Bridge New Balance Sree Canal SouhWork/Play e r S k e imac Merr dway Sre rke Broa Ma Souh " Parcel Daa from Ciy of Lawrence Assessors' Office e Amesbury Sree Corridor Riverwalk ree k S Merrimac McGovern Transporaion Cener Souh Union Sree l ana C ree h l S Sou ana C h ree Sou ck S rima Mer Broadway Bridge Wo lco Duck Bridge Brid en rh No Duck Bridge sey km ban Em e Wa Newbury Sree Live/Work/Play a W. C Ca ree S ls Island Sree eph No l na Jos rh al ree Mill Sree Appleon Sree Live/Work/Play/Shop/Learn Mehuen Sree Heriage Disric Sae Canal Sree Cour Norh Canal Park Evere and Sone Mills 60 Island Sree e Sre n Ca rs Essex Sree Me Common Sree ree n hue ree re S i psh ree in S Es e Ham nkl Fra ree S sex e Sre ay er adw Win Bro Proposed Rail Trail ree ns Co Sre USPO o mm nce S Lawre ury esb Am NECC Ciy Superior Hall Cour Jackson Sree Buckley Transporaion Cener O Connell Souh Common Legend LawrenceTBD Boundary LawrenceTBD Urban Renewal LawrenceTBD Boundary Boundary Parcels Source: Esri, DigialGlobe, GeoEye, Earhsar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Gemapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swissopo, and he GIS User Communiy Figure E-1: Organizaion of Fuure Uses and Connecions LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 3

10 PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN This LawrenceTBD Urban Renewal Plan (he Urban Renewal Plan) is an urban renewal plan as defined and enabled by Massachuses General Laws (M.G.L.) Chaper 121B and has been prepared in accordance wih 760 CMR as required by he Deparmen of Housing and Communiy Developmen (DHCD). The purpose of his Urban Renewal Plan is o idenify he curren condiions ha preven such privae invesmen, deermine he needs and goals of he smaller communiy of his area and he impac hey expec for he larger communiy as a whole, and define hose acions ha will creae incenives for he privae marke, over ime, o address he exising condiions. REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY The Lawrence Redevelopmen Auhoriy (he "LRA") is a public body poliic and corporae duly organized in 1958 by he Ciy of Lawrence and Commonwealh of Massachuses, and exising under Massachuses General Laws c.121b, 1, e seq. The LRA possesses he powers of an operaing agency under secion 11 of M.G.L. c. 121B and addiional powers as an urban renewal agency under secions 9, and 45 hrough 57 of he same chaper. The broad developmen capabiliies of he LRA include he power o prepare "urban renewal plans", and engage in urban renewal projecs and oher projecs, he power o buy and sell propery, he power o acquire propery hrough eminen domain, and he power o designae projecs under M.G.L. c. 121A. Under M.G.L. c. 121B and c. 30B, he sale, lease, or acquisiion of residenial, indusrial, or commercial real propery by a redevelopmen auhoriy engaged in he developmen and disposiion of real esae in accordance wih an approved plan, is exemp from public disposiion procedures required of all oher local governmen bodies. EMINENT DOMAIN Under M.G.L. 121B, an urban renewal plan allows a redevelopmen auhoriy o use he eminen domain process o acquire real propery o fulfill he public purposes of an urban renewal plan. This Urban Renewal Plan does no anicipae he use of eminen domain o achieve he implemenaion plan summarized in his Execuive Summary and deailed in Secion 3 Objecives. The LRA does no inend o pursue hosile akings or akings of occupied buildings a his ime. Any fuure use of eminen domain would require a major plan updae o his Urban Renewal Plan. A major plan updae requires a public hearing by he Ciy Council, submission of he updae and supporing informaion o DHCD, and approval by DHCD before acquisiion by eminen domain could ake place. 4 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

11 Execuive Summary Lawrence General Hospial Campagnone Common ge Brid dway Broa e Sre rke Souh Wo lco ana h C ree Sou ck S rima Mer l ana h C Sou M Riverwalk ree k S Merrimac McGovern Transporaion Cener Souh Union Sree ree l S Grea Sone Dam Sree Canal ee r S ack errim Souh Ma e Sre New Balance Pemberon Park " Parcel Daa from Ciy of Lawrence Assessors' Office Ferrous Sie Park Duck Bridge sey en a hc Essex Ar Union Cener/ Crossing/ 60 Island 50 Island Sree Sree Duck Mill a W. C km ban Em e Wa No Island Sree Merrimack River r ree Canal Sree ree ls na rs Mehuen Sree eph ay e Sre ree S Union Sree C Lawrence Evere and Sone Cener Mills Essex Sree Hisory Jos adw er al n Ca rh No a an Newbury Sree e l e Sre Mill Sree Appleon Sree Sre ree ree in S Bro Win en hu Me Heriage Sae Park Pacific Washingon Mills Mills re S e Sre Common Sree Disric Cour Norh Canal i psh nkl Fra ex Ess Ham n e Sre mo ree ury esb USPO Com nce S Lawre Am NECC Ciy Superior Hall Cour Jackson Sree Buckley Transporaion Cener O Connell Souh Common Legend LawrenceTBD Boundary LawrenceTBD Urban Renewal LawrenceTBD Boundary Boundary Parcels Source: Esri, DigialGlobe, GeoEye, Earhsar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Gemapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swissopo, and he GIS User Communiy Figure E-1A: The LawrenceTBD Urban Renewal Area LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 5

12 E.1 Public Process LawrenceTBD: Lawrence...To Be Deermined? Lawrence...To Be Decided? Lawrence...To Be Developed? The name of his plan is deliberaely ambiguous o allow he people of Lawrence o deermine wha heir own fuure can and should be. The dividers for each secion display cards ha paricipans compleed during he public process expressing heir view of he Ciy now and heir hopes for he fuure. Lawrence is a ciy of opporuniy ha has no been able o fully realize hose opporuniies for eiher is residens or for he Ciy iself. The Lawrence Redevelopmen Auhoriy (LRA) recognized his and began his effor wih a simple se of goals for he process and he resuling urban renewal plan. The LRA esablished hese goals as an iniial charge o heir projec manager, Maggie Super Church, and he consulan eam, led by The Cecil Group, and including FXM Associaes and Sanec. The iniial goals are as follows: The Plan will idenify acion seps ha he LRA and oher public and privae parners can ake o advance four key goals: Economic developmen Job creaion Improved qualiy of life Fiscal sabiliy As a redevelopmen auhoriy under Massachuses sae law, he LRA has he abiliy o develop land and underake physical improvemens o address exising condiions wihin an urban renewal area ha canno be addressed by he privae marke alone. The focus of his process has been o: Idenify hose physical condiions ha have limied he economic growh of he Ciy Idenify hose physical condiions ha have affeced he qualiy of life for residens Define he acions he LRA can ake ha will address hose physical condiions Evaluae oher acions ha will suppor he overall goals of he LRA and sugges parners, such as local communiy groups, Ciy and Sae agencies, and local nonprofi organizaions, ha can underake hose supporing acions The focus of his research has included he idenificaion of hose aspecs of he economy ha could be enhanced and suppored by he effors of he LRA boh on is own, or in parnership wih oher organizaions and Ciy bodies. An exensive public process, which included a Ciizens Advisory Commiee (CAC) of 25 members, formal workshops, open houses, and oureach o communiy groups and nonprofi organizaions led o he developmen of a vision saemen ha guided he recommended sraegies and acions deailed in his plan. The CAC me regularly o discuss he resuls from research and public meeings. The inpu from hose members was criical o he developmen of his plan. 6 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

13 Execuive Summary November 2015 Lawrence Hisory Cener * Sepember 2015 Ciy Saff Lawrence Parnership November 18 Public Meeing #1 January 20 CAC #1 * Survey #1 March 15 Public Meeing #2 April 20 CAC #2 June 15 Public Meeing #3 * * * * December 2015 El Taller Drop-in #1 May 2016 Lawrence Hisory Cener Symposium * Survey #2 Survey #3 Augus 2016 Mailing o all propery owners wihin urban renewal area Sepember 21 CAC #3 * Ocober 2015 Norh Canal Coaliion Ciy Boards and Commissions November 2015 Benny Espailla s radio show: Al Son de la mañana on 1490 AM Mass Office of Business Developmen (MOBD) and MassDevelopmen January 2016 Planning Board May 2016 Souh Lawrence Wes Neighborhood Meeing Norh Canal Coaliion Colonial Heighs Neighborhood Meeing Prospec Hill Neighborhood Meeing Greaer Lawrence Young Professionals Nework Lawrence Parnership Board Moun Vernon Neighborhood Meeing Lawrence CommuniyWorks Annual Meeing Souh Common Cenral Neighborhood Meeing Tower Hill Neighborhood Meeing Mayors Healh Task Force Healhy Acive Living Working Group July 2016 Planning Board MVRTA CFNE/Co-op Developmen Meeing Sepember 2016 Bread & Roses Fesival Ciy Saff El Taller Drop-In #2 Ciy Saff, NECC, Groundwork Lawrence 40+ Meeings June 2016 MCCI small business focus group Benny Espailla s radio show: Al Son de la mañana on 1490 AM Ocober 2016 Chair of Conservaion Commission Enel DCR MassDevelopmen MOBD MVPC Lawrence Parnership NECC 400+ People* *no couning radio or social media Figure E-2: Public Process as of Ocober 2016 The inpu from paricipans was clear people love Lawrence is diversiy of culures, is promise, is hisory, buildings, and oudoor spaces. The planning effor has been an aemp o capure hese posiive feelings and ranslae hem ino acions ha suppor a physical and economic environmen ha maches he passion of he communiy. LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 7

14 E.2 Exising Condiions As par of he echnical analysis ha suppors he recommendaions of his Urban Renewal Plan, he consulan eam invesigaed hree main areas: The physical condiions of he proposed urban renewal area The curren regulaory conex of he area The economic and marke condiions for he area, he Ciy and Essex Couny The consulan eam also reviewed previous plans and sudies ha are relevan o he urban renewal area. Secion 1 Characerisics and Secion 2 Eligibiliy provide he deails ha suppor his summary; addiional echnical repors are conained wihin he Appendices. SITE ANALYSIS EXISTING CONDITION Curren land use is a mix of commercial, reail, office, residenial, and indusrial. Mos los have a leas one building. The pace of building slowed significanly afer he 1950 s. A significan number of parcels have fronage on he river and/or he wo canals. The Ciy, Essex Couny, and he Commonwealh of Massachuses have a significan presence in he Sudy Area. The area conains brownfields relaed o previous indusrial uses. Significan porions of he area are of hisoric imporance. A number of properies have ax liens. KEY IDEA Srong mix of uses creaes opporuniies for an 18-hour ciy - a ciy in which people live, work, and spend money on goods, services, and experiences wihin he same disric. Mos invesmen is likely o be adapive reuse or rehabiliaion. Buildings are older, wih floor plans ha are no always consisen wih curren needs. Waerfron parcels are a significan asse, bu pas and projeced fuure floods presen challenged for hose parcels. Ciy Hall and he Cours ac as anchors for Essex Sree and Canal Sree. Because of is abiliy o borrow money and manage grans, he LRA may be able o address brownfield condiions ha he privae marke canno. Only Local Hisoric Disrics offer proecion. Hisoric fabric is an economic asse ha draws people and businesses. Naional Regiser Disrics provide propery owners wih he opporuniy o use federal and sae hisoric ax credis for rehabiliaion and redevelopmen. Properies wih significan ax liens (in erms of amoun and lengh of ime) may offer opporuniies for redevelopmen. 8 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

15 Execuive Summary REGULATORY ANALYSIS EXISTING CONDITION Differen zoning disrics have differen permissions and resricions ha may promoe or discourage change. Housing is allowed wihin hese disrics, bu no as-of-righ (wih one excepion). Exising regulaions do no address he curren condiions wihin he Urban Renewal Area. The area is par of a Commonwealh of Massachuses Growh Disric Iniiaive. Earlier planning projecs have provided recommendaions for smaller subareas of our Sudy Area. KEY IDEA The curren zoning disrics wihin he area are as follows: Main Business Disric (B-3) General Indusrial Park Disric (I-2) Reviviendo Gaeway Disric Overlay (RGO) A Special Permi is required for Residenial Muli-family or Planned Uni Developmens. Ariss live/work unis are allowed as-of-righ wihin he RGO. Residenial uses are allowed as-of-righ when mixed wih commercial or office uses, and are subjec o oher condiions. Proposed zoning mus consider housing needs, proec for hisoric buildings, and provide incenives for developmen or redevelopmen ha are ied o communiy goals. The Sae recognizes his as a growh area and is prepared o suppor ha growh by working direcly wih he Ciy o evaluae and, if necessary, modify regulaions or processes o suppor redevelopmen. Some of hese recommendaions could be implemened by he LRA; ohers are he responsibiliy of oher eniies. The recen plans relevan o his Urban Renewal Plan are as follows: Ciy of Lawrence Comprehensive Housing Sudy, Augus 2015 (Karen Sunnarborg Consuling, Charleen Regan Consuling, Abacus Archiecs + Planners) Lawrence Downown Wes Planning Sudy, Augus 2015 (Ciy of Lawrence, MassDevelopmen, Uile) Merrimack Sree Land Use Planning Sudy, 2016 (Ciy of Lawrence, McCabe Consuling) LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 9

16 ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REAL ESTATE MARKET CONDITIONS AND TRENDS The consulan eam underook hree separae analyses relaed o marke condiions and rends: Hisorical employmen rends by major secor using daa from he Commonwealh of Massachuses and US Deparmen of Labor and US Deparmen of Commerce Job and payroll shif share analyses and assessmen of labor force occupaions for arge indusries ha were suggesed by he clien Real esae marke condiions and rends using CoSar Propery Informaion Sysems daa The full repor (wih a complee discussion of he ables and mehodology) is provided in Appendix B: Economic Developmen and Real Esae Marke Condiions and Trends. As par of he research for his repor, he consulan eam conduced many inerviews ha provide local daa beyond ha colleced by he sources above. The inerviews suggesed ha addiional research on he supply chains of businesses, sub-conracors, and employmen requiremens for he food indusry, healh care, educaion, and specialy manufacuring (exile, precision equipmen) would be appropriae given he curren rends in hose indusries wihin he Ciy and region. The consulan eam repored ha he enhusiasm and knowledge revealed in he limied number of inerviews conduced is exraordinary and bodes well for advancing an economic developmen agenda for he LRA and Ciy (page 3 of he repor). Analysis of Employmen Trends As shown in Table 1, hisorical rends sugges cerain major indusries will have employmen growh wihin he Ciy and wihin Essex Couny. These indusries are based on he 2-digi NAICS codes. The indusries wih he highes growh rends include he following: Wihin he Ciy of Lawrence º º Healh Care and Social Assisance º º Accommodaions and Food Services º º Food Manufacuring Wihin Essex Couny º º Professional and Technical Services º º Ars, Enerainmen and Recreaion º º Educaional Services º º Medical Devices Projeced employmen growh suggess increased demand for real esae space ha could represen developmen opporuniies for underuilized buildings or los, as shown in Table 2. The Ciy of Lawrence will need o capure a greaer share of he projeced Couny-wide growh han he oher communiies wihin Essex Couny o ake advanage of his demand. 10 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

17 Execuive Summary Table 1 Seleced Growh Secors in Ciy of Lawrence and Essex Couny Based on Trend Forecass Indusry Jobs in 2014 Projeced Jobs in 2020 Projeced Increase Projeced % Increase Food Manufacuring Ciy % Medical Devices Couny 5,486 5, % Finance and Insurance Ciy % Real Esae Renal & Leasing Ciy % Professional & Technical Services Couny 33,112 34,295 1,183 4% Managemen of Companies & Enerprises Couny 5,039 5, % Educaional Services Couny 30,039 30, % Healh Care & Social Assisance Ciy 9,787 11,564 1,777 18% Ars, Enerainmen & Recreaion Couny 11,720 12,743 1,023 9% Accommodaion & Food Services Ciy 1,147 1, % Oher Services, ex. Public Admin Ciy 1,184 1, % Source: MA Dep of Labor ES202 Daa Series; US Dep of Commerce, Regional Economic Informaion Sysem; and FXM Associaes Table 2 Projeced Space Demand hrough 2020 Based on Trend Projeced Jobs Essex Couny Ciy of Lawrence Jobs Space Demand (SF) Jobs Space Demand (SF) Food Manufacuring 1, , ,500 Office Using Jobs 2, ,000 0 Healh Care & Social Assisance 9,994 3,997,600 1, ,800 Accommodaions & Food Services 2,087 2,087, ,000 Educaional Services ,000 0 Ars, Enerainmen, Recreaion 1, ,200 0 Oher Services 2,293 1,146, ,000 WHAT IS A NAICS CODE? The analysis in Appendix B: Economic Developmen and Real Esae Marke Condiions and Trends refers o NAICS codes, or Norh American Indusry Classificaion Sysem. These codes idenify indusries by wo-digi or fourdigi codes. The wo-digi codes are more general classificaions; he fourdigi codes represen subcaegories of he wo-digi codes. These codes were developed by he Federal governmen for use in collecing and publishing daa relaed o businesses in he Unied Saes. These codes are he sandard for Federal agencies. More informaion abou he codes is a hp://www. census.gov/eos/www/naics/. LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 11

18 Shif Share Analysis Shif share analysis compares local growh o ha prediced by naional indusry rends. Where local indusries add more jobs han would be prediced by naional rends for he same indusry, he local area has demonsraed a compeiive advanage in ha indusry. Table 3 Summary Employmen and Wage Shif Share Analysis for Essex Couny Acual Job Regional Job Ave Annual Regional Wage Indusry Growh 2009 Growh Index Wages in Growh Index Code Indusry Tile 2014 Jobs Toal Covered 313,446 22,796 $ 53, Greenhouse and nursery producion $ 24, Frui and vegeable preserving and specialy $ 44, Bakeries and orilla manufacuring 1, $ 36, Breweries $ 27, Texile produc mills $ 36, Apparel manufacuring $ 31, Leaher and allied produc manufacuring $ 77, Medical equipmen and supplies manufacuring 1, $ 90, Grocery and relaed produc wholesalers 1, $ 66, Moion picure and sound recording indusries $ 13, Phoographic services $ 29, Educaional services (excep elemenary and secondary schools) 3, $ 42, Ambulaory healh care services 22,882 4, $ 57, Hospials 12, $ 56, Performing ars companies $ 22, Special food services 1, $ 26, Source: US and MA Deparmens of Labor ES202 daa series and FXM Associaes The analysis revealed ha cerain indusries have a significan compeiive advanage in Essex Couny (hose above 1.00 in he Regional Job Growh Index are paricularly srong). The op five indusries, as shown in Table 3, are as follows: Texile produc mills Apparel manufacuring Greenhouse and nursery producion Leaher and allied produc manufacuring Breweries Frui and vegeable preserving and specialy These indusries exceeded growh prediced by naional rends beween and herefore have a compeiive local advanage. Labor Force/Occupaional Analysis There are significan opporuniies expeced for Lawrence residens wih he requisie skills especially in Healhcare Suppor and Food Preparaion and Serving Relaed (see he Toal Employmen by Occupaion in he Ciy in 2014 and wihin Essex Couny, projeced for 2020 in Table 4). Boh of hese indusries were idenified as opporuniies for furher growh wihin Lawrence. Addiional raining in hese areas would increase opporuniies for residens who do no have he necessary skills; local nonprofi organizaions or educaional insiuions migh 12 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

19 Execuive Summary consider sponsoring specific programs for hese indusries. The Healh Care and Social Assisance Secor was he leading growh indusry in Lawrence;his rend is projeced o coninue hrough The average annual wage for his indusry is $57,000, which is higher han he median household income wihin he Ciy. In 2013, he median household income was $32,851.* Food Producion and Disribuion is a growing indusry ha can operae a differen scales, including he following: Commercial sorage/kichen o suppor local resaurans Food indusry incubaors Specialy label food processing, producion and disribuion Cooperaive buying programs, warehouse sorage, and disribuion for bodegas hroughou he Ciy * MAPC hp:// las accessed Ocober 13, 2016 Table 4 Projeced Occupaion Needs Compared o Curren Occupaions of Lawrence Residens Descripion Toal Employmen by Occupaion Ciy of Lawrence Toal (2014)* Essex Couny Fuure Occupaion Needs (2020) + SOC Code Occupaions Descripion Absolue % Absolue % Toal Employmen by Occupaion 49, , Managemen 4, Business and Financial Operaions 2, Compuer and Mahemaical 1, Archiecure and Engineering Life, Physical, and Social Science Communiy and Social Services 1, Legal Educaion, Training, and Library 3, , Ars, Design, Enerainmen, Spors, and Media Healhcare Praciioners and Technical 3, , Healhcare Suppor , Proecive Service 1, Food Preparaion and Serving Relaed 1, , Building and Grounds Cleaning and Mainenance 2, Personal Care and Service 2, , Sales and Relaed 3, Office and Adminisraive Suppor 6, , Farming, Fishing, and Foresry Consrucion and Exracion 3, Insallaion, Mainenance, and Repair 1, Producion 1, , Transporaion and Maerial Moving 2, Unclassified 2, *Prepared from Nielsen Business Facs, his includes daa from InfoGroup and Federal Sandard Occupancy Classificaions. Prepared For: CGI Prepared By: FXM d + Prepared from US BLS QCEW daa on growh by indusry for a se of argeed indusries and he US BLS Indusry Occupaion Marix (2014) by Michael L. Lahr Regional Economic Consuling. LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 13

20 Oher indusries wih significan needs by 2020 include Educaion, Training, and Library; Personal Care and Service; and Office and Adminisraive Suppor. Table 5 Analysis of Real Esae Marke Condiions and Trends Real Esae Marke Condiions Summary The analysis examined hisorical and forecas rends in he invenory, occupancy, vacancy raes, and lease raes for he major ypes of real esae space: office, indusrial/wholesale, flex, Space Type and Geography Vacan SF Gross Ren per SF per Year Forecas Ave Ann NET Absorpion (SF) (1sQ 2016) (1sQ 2016) ( ) OFFICE Submarke 2,200,000 $ ,800 Ciy of Lawrence 678,000 $ ,200 INDUSTRIAL Submarke 1,420,000 $ 4.81 (58,000) Ciy of Lawrence 685,000 $ ,500 FLEX Submarke 1,546,000 $ 8.96 (57,000) Ciy of Lawrence 303,000 $ 7.81 (22,000) RETAIL Submarke 321,000 $ (19,000) Ciy of Lawrence 116,000 $ (6,500) Source: CoSar Propery Informaion Sysems, April 2016; and FXM Associaes and reail. The geographic area of he analysis covered he Ciy of Lawrence and an indusrydefined submarke ha includes Lawrence, Andover, Norh Andover, Mehuen, and Haverhill. The resuls are provided in Table 5. There has been lile growh in he ne invenory and occupancy of each ype of space and lile ne new absorpion forecas over he nex few years. However, his does no mean ha well locaed, designed and sraegically priced developmen canno succeed since (as noed previously) here will be growh in demand wihin cerain indusries. Rens in Lawrence are lower han in he overall submarke, and projeced ne absorpion of office and indusrial space is favorable. Reail Opporuniy/Gap Analysis A reail opporuniy/gap analysis compares curren demand by residens wihin a defined geographic area o acual sore sales wihin ha same area. Where demand exceeds curren supply, opporuniies exis for expansion or new sores since mos people will shop for wha hey need as close o home as possible. The opporuniy/gap analysis is independen of regional 14 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

21 Execuive Summary marke rends as reailers are consanly creaing or abandoning sore locaions. This analysis idenifies a number of gaps ha could be filled by aracing successful reailers from elsewhere in he region o eiher move o Lawrence or open a second locaion wihin he Ciy. Local enrepreneurs can also use his informaion o make decisions abou possible produc lines. This analysis idenifies opporuniies for Essex Sree in paricular. Table 6 idenifies he sore ype, he esimaed amoun of demand for space (Poenially Capurable SF), and he projeced number of sores ha could be suppored by he communiy. According o his analysis, he Essex Sree area could suppor wo new full-service resaurans. Oher significan opporuniies include furniure sores (up o hree new sores), and clohing sores (up o wo women s and hree family sores). This analysis is ofen used by reailers looking for new locaions; i is equally effecive as a markeing ool for ciies looking o arac goods and services ha are missing from heir downowns. Reail Sores Reail needs shif over ime, and his analysis is a snapsho of curren condiions raher han a predicor of fuure rends. However, even as a snapsho, i is a useful ool for furher exploraion of possibiliies for he revializaion of Essex Sree. Table 6 Poenial Reail Opporuniies in he Lawrence Urban Renewal Area** Marke Area Gap Supporable SF Poenially Capured SF Poenially Supporable Sores Furniure Sores 4421 $ 23,731,837 71,267 14,748 3 Home Furnishing Sores 4422 $ 6,115,576 18,365 4,130 1 Compuer & Sofware Sores $ 5,380,118 14,049 3,000 2 Hardware Sores $ 18,317,228 89,200 13,200 1 Cosmeics, Beauy Supplies, Perfume Sores $ 5,218,623 12,396 3,054 2 Opical Goods Sores $ 5,909,289 17,512 1,925 1 Oher Healh & Personal Care Sores $ 6,567,363 22,327 3,614 2 Women's Clohing Sores $ 13,839,582 36,831 6,000 2 Family Clohing Sores $ 16,736,789 55,879 9,000 3 Luggage & Leaher Goods Sores $ 8,549,164 27,443 2,500 1 Sporing Goods Sores $ 16,350,439 58,394 6,008 1 Hobby, Toy & Game Sores $ 7,480,470 32,954 3,400 1 Musical Insrumen & Supplies Sores $ 4,423,254 17,483 3,000 1 Full Service Resaurans 7221 $ 22,736,591 64,410 10,248 2 $ 161,356, ,509 83, Sources: The Nielsen Company Sie Repors, 2015 daa; indusry publicaion esimaes; and FXM Associaes **Based on analysis of consumer expendiures and acual sore sales wihin a reail marke area defined by 5, 10, and 15 minue drive imes (see ex) LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 15

22 E.3 Implemenaion Plan The vision for his Urban Renewal Plan builds upon he iniial goals of he LRA wih research ino curren physical and economic condiions; feedback from paricipans in he public meeings; online and physical surveys; and inpu from meeings of he Ciizens Advisory Commiee (CAC). The four goals (see box a righ) ha suppor his vision have guided he LRA as hey evaluaed sraegies (see facing page) and relaed acions ha would serve as he implemenaion secion of his Urban Renewal Plan. The acions are divided ino four groups and summarized on he following eigh pages: A. Propery Acquisiion, Permiing, and Developmen Acions B. Regulaory Framework and Incenives C. Financial and Technical Assisance for Propery Owners D. Transporaion and Infrasrucure Improvemens Secion 3 Plan Objecives conains deailed explanaions of he acions and he proposed impac of each acion on he urban renewal area. Vision and Goals The vision and goals were developed during he public process, wih inpu from members of he communiy and he Ciizens Advisory Commiee. VISION Creae a hriving local economy in which residens have access o new employmen opporuniies and higher-paying jobs, enabling hem o afford beer housing and more goods and services wihin he ciy. To accomplish his, he LRA will develop an Urban Renewal Plan ha: FIRST: draws from and encourages he alen in erms of labor and local businesses ha exiss wihin Lawrence oday; SECOND: builds on Lawrence s physical asses, including is hisoric buildings, rivers and canals, infrasrucure, and ransporaion; THIRD: projecs a posiive image for he Ciy of Lawrence, encouraging boh residens and visiors o suppor local businesses and culural insiuions; FOURTH: aracs regional employers o locae or expand in Lawrence. VISIÓN Crear una economía próspera en la cual residenes ienen acceso a nuevas oporunidades de empleo y mayor compensación salarial. Eso les permiirá el poder adquirir una mejor vivienda y cubrir sus gasos necesarios en la ciudad. Para lograr eso, el LRA desarrollará un Plan de Renovación Urbana que cumplirá lo siguiene: PRIMERO: Foralecer y fomenar el aleno laboral y el comercio local que ya exisen hoy en día en Lawrence. SEGUNDO: Foralecer los bienes físicos que iene Lawrence, incluyendo edificios hisóricos, ríos y canales, infraesrucura y ranspore. TERCERO: Promover una imagen posiiva de Lawrence. Promover aquellos que vivan o visien Lawrence a apoyar el comercio local e insiuciones culurales locales. CUARTO: Araer empresas regionales a Lawrence para que rasladen sus oficinas o negocios a la ciudad. 16 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

23 Implemenaion Plan Sraegies These sraegies suppor he vision and goals and deermine he caegories of acions he LRA and heir parners will underake o implemen his plan. The sraegies lised below are in order from he highes-ranked o he lowes based on a public survey during he sudy process. # STRATEGIES % OF FAVORABLE RESPONSES 1 Creae a more aracive environmen for walking and biking and improve public safey hroughou he urban renewal area. 96% 2 Incenivize/accelerae developmen of large vacan parcels for ligh manufacuring, healh care, educaion, and mixed-use developmen. 95% 3 Bolser he Ciy s ars, culural and recreaional asses and arac more visiors o Lawrence. 94% 4 Preserve, proec and enhance he Ciy s hisoric buildings and infrasrucure hrough adapive re-use. 93% 5 Suppor he expansion of small businesses ha generae jobs and build local wealh. 92% 6 Acivae Essex Sree hrough new and expanded reail, cafes, resaurans, galleries, and upper-floor residenial uses. 90% 7 Encourage susainable developmen hrough renewable energy producion, energy efficiency, and Low-Impac Developmen. 89% 8 Creae linkage mechanisms ha capure he value of new developmen for ciywide qualiy of life improvemens. 87% LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 17

24 A Propery Acquisiion, Permiing, and Developmen Acions STRATEGIES ACTIONS PARTNERS PHASING POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES 3,5,8 2,4 1,2,4 2,4 2,4 2,3,5,6 2,3,5,6,8 4,5,7 Explore he creaion of a caalys projec on Essex Sree. Poenial ground floor uses include ars or food-relaed uses. Acquire vacan ax-ile properies and coordinae permiing and sie preparaion for new developmen. See Figure 1-9A and 1-9B. Acquire parcels needed o suppor public infrasrucure improvemens. Transfer ownership of relevan Ciy-owned parcels o he LRA. See Figure 1-9A and 1-9B. Coordinae permiing and sie preparaion for new developmen. Creae a permanen concer venue/sage a Pemberon Park and ie o local ourism effors. Develop one or more srucured parking faciliies o suppor downown and mill developmen. Redevelop sie on Merrimack Sree for foodrelaed or oher ligh indusrial uses; his could include he Merrimac Paper sie. Why are hese acions imporan o his plan? Lawrence Parnership, local colleges/universiies Ciy of Lawrence Ciy of Lawrence Ciy of Lawrence Ciy of Lawrence, designaed developers Ciy of Lawrence, MA Deparmen of Conservaion and Recreaion, Groundwork Lawrence Ciy of Lawrence Ciy of Lawrence, EPA Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 2 (5-10 years) Phase 3 (10-20 years) Phase 3 (10-20 years) New Marke and Hisoric Tax Credis, MassHousing Workforce Housing Fund, Commonwealh of MA Food Trus, privae sources LRA, CDBG MassWorks, TIGER, CDBG LRA Federal and Sae Brownfields grans, Mill Ciies Communiy Invesmens Privae conribuions (foundaion/ corporae), DCR Parnership Maching Funds Program, CDBG LRA, EDA grans EPA, EDA, MassDevelopmen Brownfields Program, New Marke Tax Credis, Massachuses Food Trus The acions in his caegory creae physical changes hroughou he urban renewal area. These changes suppor he visions, goals, and sraegies by creaing incenives for privae invesmen in buildings. Caalys projecs provide a model for privae developers; pre-permied los assis in he developmen process; and public infrasrucure improvemens creae a more aracive environmen for exising and fuure residens, business owners, and employees. The Ciy has liens on a number of parcels whose owners owe significan propery axes over a long period of ime. The Ciy has a process whereby i can ake hose parcels o saisfy he ousanding propery ax deb. The LRA may hen acquire hose parcels and eiher develop hem iself, ake hem hrough he permiing process and hen dispose of hem, or dispose of hem immediaely. Making Pemberon Park a more acive space was a widely-suppored opion during he public process. 18 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

25 Implemenaion Plan Common Sree Union Sree Newbury Sree Sre Mill Sree Jackson Sree ree Appleon Sree nce S Lawre ury esb Am e e Sre eph Jos uen h Me Island Sree ree in S Es Canal Sree ree ree S sex Mehuen Sree re S i psh nkl Fra sey ree S Duck Bridge e al km ban Em ge Brid n Ca a W. C Sre ay er adw Win Bro Proposed Rail Trail Essex Ham n mo Com e Sre Essex Sree e re en ls e Sre e Wa ree rs rh No a an C Pemberon Park k Sree Merrimac Sree Canal Souh e r S k e imac Merr dway Broa " Parcel Daa from Ciy of Lawrence Assessors' Office Sre e Amesbury Sree Corridor Ma rke Souh Wo lco Merrimack Paper Souh Union Sree ree l S ana h C u e o r e S ck S rima Mer Legend LawrenceTBD Boundary LawrenceTBD Urban Renewal LawrenceTBD Boundary Boundary Parcels Source: Esri, DigialGlobe, GeoEye, Earhsar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Gemapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swissopo, and he GIS User Communiy Figure E-3: Poenial Developmen along Amesbury Sree Corridor LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 19

26 B Regulaory Framework and Incenives STRATEGIES ACTIONS PARTNERS PHASING 2,3,5,6,7 1,3,8 2,5,7 4 1,7 Creae design guidelines for urban renewal disric o proec hisoric properies and ensure high-qualiy developmen. Conver RGO zoning o a Downown Smar Growh Overlay Disric (DSGO) under M.G.L. 40R and expand o include cenral/wes islands and downown wes o Broadway; explore poenial o use 40R paymens for homeownership assisance programs. Creae a Planned indusrial Developmen Disric along he Merrimack Sree Corridor o suppor businesses relaed o manufacuring and healhcare. Designae a sie along he Merrimack Corridor for 43D Expedied Permiing o encourage food manufacuring uses. Link exising landscape ordinance o creae a miigaion fund for ree planing hroughou he Ciy in connecion wih he Ciy s recenly enaced Complee Srees policy. Why are hese acions imporan o his plan? Lawrence Planning Board and Hisoric Commission Ciy of Lawrence, Lawrence Planning Board Ciy of Lawrence, Lawrence Planning Board Ciy of Lawrence, Commonwealh of MA Ciy of Lawrence, Lawrence Planning Board In process In process In process Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 1 (3-5 years) POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES Ciy of Lawrence Acions in his caegory change he regulaory environmen in which developmen akes place. Zoning changes, such as he proposed Downown Smar Growh Overlay Disric and he proposed Planned Indusrial Developmen Disric, give addiional flexibiliy o developers in erms of use and densiy while providing benefis o he communiy in erms of conrol over design and addiional affordable housing, and he creaion of incenives o encourage preferred indusries and businesses. Sae programs, such as he 43D Expedied Permiing program or he 40R Smar Growh program, provide ools o municipaliies ha allow hem o prioriize areas for developmen according o communiy goals. Linking developmen wihin he urban renewal area o miigaion effors ouside he area allows developmen wihin he urban renewal area o benefi he Ciy as a whole. One example is he proposed change o he Ciy s Landscape Ordinance ha will creae a mechanism for developers o pay ino a Tree Trus ha will help plan rees hroughou he Ciy. 20 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

27 Implemenaion Plan Common Sree Union Sree Newbury Sree Sre Mehuen Sree e ree Canal Sree Island Sree e Sre eph Jos uen h Me Mill Sree Jackson Sree ree Appleon Sree nce S Lawre ury esb Am re S ree in S Es Expansion of RGO and Conversion o 40R, including Design Guidelines i psh nkl Fra ree S sex Duck Bridge ree S sey al km ban Em ge Brid n Ca a W. C e Sre ay er adw Win Bro Proposed Rail Trail Ham n mo Com e Sre Essex Sree e re en ls e Sre e Wa ree rs rh No a an C k Sree ree Sou ck S rima Mer Exising Reviviendo Gaeway Overlay RGO Exension Sre e Poenial 43D Sie(s) LawrenceTBD Boundary dway rke Broa LawrenceTBD Urban Renewal LawrenceTBD Boundary Boundary Ma Souh Wo lco Amesbury Sree Corridor Souh Union Sree Proposed Planned Indusrial Developmen ree l S Disric, ana including Design Guidelines C h " Parcel Daa from Ciy of Lawrence Assessors' Office Merrimac Sree Canal Souh e r S k e imac Merr Parcels Source: Esri, DigialGlobe, GeoEye, Earhsar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Gemapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swissopo, and he GIS User Communiy Figure E-4: Areas affeced by recommended regulaory sraegies wihin he urban renewal area LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 21

28 C Financial and Technical Assisance for Propery Owners STRATEGIES ACTIONS PARTNERS PHASING POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES 3,5,6,8 3,5,8 3,5,8 Commission hisoric disric sudy and prepare Naional Hisoric Disric applicaion for Essex Sree. Prepare bilingual guide o zoning, design guidelines and permiing requiremens in he Urban Renewal Disric. Esablish a process for convening a one-sop pre-permiing meeing wih Ciy Boards/ Commissions and Deparmen Heads o review larger projecs proposed in he Disric and provide feedback o projec proponens. Why are hese acions imporan o his plan? Lawrence Hisorical Commission, Prospec Hill Hisoric Disric Commission, ArsLawrence Ciy of Lawrence, Lawrence Parnership, NECC Ciy of Lawrence Saff, Boards, and Commissions Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 1 (3-5 years) Ciy of Lawrence, Mass Culural Council, Massachuses Hisoric Commission, Preservaion Mass, MassDevelopmen, privae sources Ciy of Lawrence, privae sources Ciy of Lawrence The goals of his plan emphasize job creaion and economic developmen especially srenghening local businesses. Acions under his caegory allow he LRA o ake acion under is auhoriy o promoe assisance for small businesses and local propery owners who wish o inves in heir buildings bu need assisance, wheher echnical, financial, or boh. The hisoric characer of Essex Sree and he mills is imporan for many reasons: as visual reminder of he communiy s shared pas, as a conribuing facor o he sense of place ha defines grea spaces, and as an economic asse ha has value o, among ohers, he film indusry and ourism. Recen filming in Lawrence includes movies direced by Ben Affleck ( Live by Nigh in 2015) and Kahryn Bigelow (uniled movie in 2016). 22 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017

29 Implemenaion Plan Common Sree Union Sree Newbury Sree Mill Sree ee ee ay re sey Brid e ge ban Em en km ee Sr rh Duck Bridge e Ca W. e re rs eph Jos ee adw ne Me l na er Jackson Sree Island Sree C a W Appleon Sree ee Canal Sree Sr ls e Mehuen Sree Sr Sr Bro Wi en hu a an re S Essex Sree re in nkl Fra ee r xs e Ess Sr S ree ury esb e re shi mp Ha on mm Co Proposed Rail Trail S ence Lawr Am Commission Hisoric Disric Sudy for Essex Sree re S Ca No k Sree Merrimac Sree Canal Souh e e k Sr imac Merr Amesbury Sree Corridor Legend Naional Hisoric Disrics Only Local Hisoric Disrics Only ay S rke Ma w road " Parcel Daa from Ciy of Lawrence Assessors' Office re e o Naional and Local Hisoric Disrics h B Sou Wo lc Souh Union Sree ree al S Can h e Sre Sou ack rrim Me LawrenceTBD Boundary LawrenceTBD Urban Renewal LawrenceTBD Boundary Boundary Parcels Source: Esri, DigialGlobe, GeoEye, Earhsar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Gemapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swissopo, and he GIS User Communiy Figure E-5: Possible boundary of proposed Naional Regiser Hisoric Disric LAWRENCETBD: DRAFT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 23

30 D Transporaion and Infrasrucure Improvemens STRATEGIES ACTIONS PARTNERS PHASING POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES 2,5,6 3,4,6,8 Design and insall new lighing and/or public ar on Casey (Amesbury Sree) Bridge. Esablish a new MVRTA shule loop connecing rain saion, bus erminal, public parking faciliies, downown Lawrence and Merrimack Sree corridor. 2,3,6 Pain and clean Buckley Garage façade. 1,5,6 2,5,6 2,5,6 2,3,5,6,7 Conver one-way srees (Franklin, Hampshire, Amesbury, Lawrence, and Common) o wo-way srees o improve vehicular circulaion downown. Creae an aracive walking loop ha links he Norh and Souh Canals. Link he proposed Rail Trail o oher pedesrian and bicycle improvemens. Implemen coordinaed sreescape improvemens hroughou he urban renewal area. Why are hese acions imporan o his plan? Ciy of Lawrence, MassDevelopmen, Commonwealh of MA Ciy of Lawrence, MVRTA Ciy of Lawrence, MVRTA, Elevaed Though, Essex Ar Cener, Norhern Essex Communiy College, Groundwork Lawrence Ciy of Lawrence Norh Canal Coaliion, Groundwork Lawrence, Enel Ciy of Lawrence, Commonwealh of MA, Groundwork Lawrence Ciy of Lawrence, Commonwealh of MA Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 1 (3-5 years) Phase 2 (5-10 years) Phase 2 (5-10 years) Mass Culural Council, MassDevelopmen (Commonwealh Places), Privae Sources, CDBG 24 LAWRENCE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBMITTAL TO DHCD FEBRUARY 2017 Phase 3 (10-20 years) MVRTA Mass Culural Council, MassDevelopmen (Commonwealh Places), CDBG, Privae Sources Chaper 90, MassWorks Chaper 90 MassWorks Chaper 90 MassWorks Chaper 90 MassWorks Improvemens o public infrasrucure signal a communiy s commimen o an area. Complee Srees hose designed for pedesrians, bicycliss, and drivers creae a safer and more pleasan environmen. Ameniies such as walking loops arac curren residens and employees o move hroughou he disric, which would shif he percepion of he Merrimack River and canals o an ameniy raher han a barrier. The proposed MVRTA (Merrimack Valley Regional Transi Auhoriy) shule would connec he bus nework o he commuer rail, encouraging he use of public ransi. New lighing and façade improvemens are an early signal of changes o come wihin he disric.